Leadership
Tuff Hedeman’s Touching Tribute to Lane Frost: A Bull Riding Legacy
Professional bull rider Tuff Hedeman honored his friend, Lane Frost, a legendary bull rider who died in a tragic rodeo accident in 1989, in a touching and meaningful way that has resonated with fans of bull riding to this day.
Read MoreKombuchaWOW: An independent Phuket Kombucha Brewery On A Mission To Bring Thailand Kombucha To The World Stage
KombuchaWOW brews, produces and sells its Thailand kombucha products in a variety of novel flavour combinations. A Small Phuket Kombucha Producer Aiming To Put Thailand Kombucha On The World Map.
Read MoreMuhammad Ali Record – The Greatest Boxer of All-Time (THE GOAT)
Three-time World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali is considered one of the world’s greatest boxers. His professional record of 56 wins and five losses is unprecedented.
Read MoreLee Kuan Yew – The Warren Buffet of Singapore – Leadership Transformed Singapore Into World Powerhouse
Lee Kuan Yew was the first and longest-serving Prime Minister of Singapore. It was his leadership that transformed Singapore from a third-world country into a thriving metropolitan city in just three decades.
Read MoreEric Moe: The Mastermind Behind OpenTable in Silicon Valley
Eric Moe has always been good at Math. From the time he took Math honors in high school through his days as a Mathematics Major at UC Davis, Eric has been the guy who could solve the difficult problem, see the hidden truth, and discover the impossible solution nobody else believed could exist.
Read MoreIreland’s business leaders need “a strategic toolkit” – Lawton
Ireland’s business leaders need “a strategic toolkit” – Lawton According to Professor Thomas Lawton, the key speaker at last night’s InterTradeIreland 2011 Innovation Lecture, business leaders and entrepreneurs who want to achieve double-digit growth must put together an integrated strategic toolkit to design, develop and deliver a strategy to breakout beyond average economic performance. “Having a joined-up approach to strategy, regardless of the company size or industry sector, is what differentiates breakout companies from the average,” said Lawton, who is a professor at Emlyon Business School in France. “It also requires business leaders to be innovative in their capacity to rapidly and pre-emptively adopt or adapt in markets or industries.” He…
Read MoreGlobal stars to descend on Dublin to discuss women in tech
Global stars to descend on Dublin to discuss women in tech Some of the most successful women in tech will be in Dublin next Monday, 30 June to attend the Female Founders Forum, organised by Silicon Republic. The event will take place from 2pm to 5pm at the Guinness Storehouse, St James’s Gate Brewery, Dublin 8 and it will focus on the future of investment in female-led high potential start-ups in Ireland. After the forum, a special reception celebrating 100 top women in Stem (science, technology, engineering and maths) will take place at the Storehouse. “The role of women in the tech sector is a huge issue globally. International research…
Read MorePassionate European: Interview with EC Secretary-General Catherine Day
A passionate European: An Interview with Secretary-General of the EC, Catherine Day As secretary-general of the European Commission, Catherine Day is the European Union’s most senior civil servant, the first woman to hold this role. On a recent trip to Dublin, she spoke to Ann O’Dea about the challenges and rewards of the job Dubliner Catherine Day joined the European Commission in 1979. She steadily rose through the ranks to reach her position today as secretary-general of the Commission, the most senior official in the European Union, and the first woman to hold this role. “That means I have lived longer in Brussels than I have in Dublin, but once…
Read MoreWhat Makes a Leader? Daniel Goldman
Psychologist and author Daniel Goleman, one of the world’s leading experts on emotional and social intelligence. As he publishes his latest collection of articles, he speaks to Ann O’Dea about many topics, including leadership in London.
Read MoreTyndall and TSSG Targeting €82m in Funding and 10 Spin-Outs with Internet of Things Partnership
Tyndall and TSSG targeting €82m in funding and 10 spin-outs with internet of things partnership Tyndall National Institute and Waterford Institute of Technology’s Telecommunications Software & Systems Group (TSSG) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will seek to draw down €82m of funding available through the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme and create 10 spin-outs. The MoU will formalize a partnership between the two research institutions to create a full end-to-end offering in the IoT space. The MoU is targeting the creation of 10 new spin-out companies based on IoT technologies that will span multiple sectors. Tyndall and TSSG are currently collaborating on several projects across the energy, agriculture, environment, and health sectors to deliver a tangible connection for…
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